The trials were being conducted by the Indian Air Force of these Beyond Visual Range missiles which were fired from the Sukhoi-30 MKI platform from Chandipur. These were against the Jet Banshee target aircraft which was simulating all possible threat scenarios.

According to Ministry of Defence (MoD) officials, “Configured with a warhead, three missiles were launched in combat mode. And, manoeuvring targets were neutralized to establish the end-game capability of the missile.”